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An interdisciplinary course on computational modelling of collective systems is launched by the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour

We honoured World Migratory Bird Day with a celebration of storks—from interactive activities to the world premiere of animated short film “A Stork’s Journey” produced by PositiveNegatives.

New milestone for the Center for Visual Computing of Collectives (VCC): On 10 October 2019, representatives from the University of Konstanz, Vermögen and Bau Baden-Württemberg (Amt Konstanz) as well as the mayor of the City of Konstanz celebrated the traditional roofing ceremony for the new research building ZT (VCC).

Team of collective behaviour researchers, led by PhD student Jake Graving, develop deep learning toolkit for high-speed measurement of body posture in animals

The first and most important international recognition in the field of complex systems awarded to a leader in the study of collective animal behaviour

Researchers discover that information processing in animal groups occurs not only in the brains of animals but also in their social network

Biologist at the interface of collective behaviour and ecology nabs prestigious European grant for early career researchers.

The University of Konstanz will also be funded as a University of Excellence within the context of the new German Excellence Strategy competition--the same program that funded the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour.

The animal observation system ICARUS on the International Space Station (ISS) with participation of the University of Konstanz entered its test phase today, 10 July 2019 – opening up major opportunities for global tracking of animal collectives and making important advancements to our understanding of collective sensing and intelligence.